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G. E. MCCLENDON.

-UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE MCCLENDON, OFl HERMOSILLO. MEXICO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 GUS- TAVO ZAMORA AND ONE-FOURTH T0 FRANK SMITH, BOTH OF HERIIOSIIJLO, MEXICO.

WIND-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent-,ed Apr. 11, 191,1.

Application led December 10, 1910. Serial No. 596,686.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, (leonor E. MCCLEN- nox, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hermosillo, State of Sonora, Mexico,have invented certain new anduseful Improve ments in "Wind-Wheels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certa-in new and useful improvements in wirul-wheels, and the object thereof is to provide a wind-wheel which is simple and ycompact in construction, composed of few parts, and one which will have a high degree of ettciency.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in certain constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, the preferred form of which will be tirst described in connection with the accompanying drawings and then the invention particularly iointed out in the appended claims.

lle erring to the drawings wherein the same part is designated by the same. reference numeral wherever it occurs Figure l is a perspective view of a wind-wheel constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of the construction shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view ofl the lparts broken away. g

5 designates the vertical shaft suitably supported for rotation in any suitable support, as (i. Fast on this shaft is a hub 7, fram which prejcet th vanes, the enter ends of the vanes being suitably secured in rings 9 and 10, at their upper and lower ends. The vanes are suitably curved as shown, so that the wheel will be rotated by the wind irrespective of its direction.

11 designates braces for the. venes which are secured to the venes intermzzliate the rings 9 and 10 at one end, and to the hub 7 nt the other. Rotatably mounted upon the shaft 5, above the huh 7, is a bearing bracket 19, which, at its lower end, is su ported by a collar 13 fast on the shaft 5. T ns bearing bracket is provided with the opposite extending arms 14, in which is jonrnaled a shaft 15, having on its outer end a hub 16 fast on each shaft. Each hub 1G has extending radially therefrom a series of air venes 17, Similar t0 the vanos 8, the outer edges of the vanes at their ends being secured in spacing rings 18, similar to the spacing rings 9 and 10. The venes are cutaway as shown at 19, so that they will clear the arms 14 of the supporting bracket 12.

At right angles to the axis of the shaft 15 is a tail 20, by which the wheels mounted on the shafts 15 will be caused to stand with their shafts at right. angles to the direction in which the wind is blowing. Fast on the shaft 5, above the bracket 1Q, are a pair of beveled gears 21, 22, and 23, 24 are a pair of beveled gears, one fast on each shaft 15, the gear 23 being shown as meshing with the gear Q2, and the gear Q4 meshing with the gear 21, whereby when the horizontal wheels are rotated they will assist in driving the shaft I preferably provide a pair of arms 25 which extend out from the opposite sides of the bracket 12, and carry on their ends rollers 26 adapted to run upon the u per surface of the ring 9 of the vertical wlieel, in order to assist in supporting the same.

lower may 'oe taken from the shaft 5 in any suitable way, as for instance by means of the cani wheel 2T, having a cam slot 28 therein, and which engages a cam roller 9.9 of an arm 30, whereby the rotation of the shaft 5 will cause a reciprocation of the arm 30. The arm can be connected to a pump or other mechanism which it is desired to operate by the wind-wheel.

From the foregoing description of my invention it will be evident that the shaft 5 VVwill be directly driven by the wind, causing f hg engr-S 3 nf the wheel on the vertical Shaft to rotate, and that the said wheel will rotate irrespective of the direction of the wind. F urthermorc, the wheels on the horizontal shaft will drive the shaft 5 through the beveled gears, the latter wheels being kept headed into the wind by means of the tail 20.

l realize that considerable variation is possible in the details of construction and arrangement of parts. without de arting from the spirit of my invention, and l) fili-e do not intend to limit myself to the specific forni shown and described.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a vertical shaft, of n wind-wheel fast on the shaft, a bracket rotatably mounted on the shaft, a wind wheel rotatably mounted on the bracket, and gearing between the last mentioned wheel and the shaft.

there- :5, The .:umhhmliun with :l verlieul slmft. of :l wind-wheel fast on the shaft, :i brzu'ke( rotulubly mounted on [he shaft, n puh' of wind-wheels` rohxtuhly mounted ou bracket with their axes in line, und gearing connecting the last mentioned wheels to the shaft.

3. The, combination with n. vertical shaft, of n wind-wheel com rising n hub first ou the shaft, venes exten ing radially from the hub, n pair of rings to which the outer edges of the Yunes are secured at their upper :unl

zontal wheel nml the shaft.

In testimony whereof l nlx my signature in presenee of (.wu witnesses.

GEORGE E. MLLENDON. Wil uesscs:

(lne S. Ln'xxes'rox, K. E. KLEIN,

Copies of this patent may be obtaine for ve cents each, by' addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

